}}{{tnr}}'''Mattie Hunter''' is a [[Democratic]] member of the [[Illinois State Senate]], representing District 3. She was first elected to the chamber in 2002.

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Hunter earned her Bachelor's degree from Monmouth University and her Master's degree from Jackson State University.

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Hunter earned her Bachelor's degree from Monmouth University and her Master's degree from Jackson State University. Her professional experience includes owning a small business and working as the Director of the Chicago Housing Authority.

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Hunter is a small business owner in addition to being a Senator. Before becoming a Senator, Hunter was the Director of the Chicago Housing Authority.

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==Committee assignments==

==Committee assignments==

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===2013-2014===

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At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hunter served on the following committees:

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{{Committee Assignments

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|Chamber = State Senate

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|Committee1 = Appropriations I

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|Chair4 = Chairperson

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|Committee2 = Committee of the Whole

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|Committee3 = Executive

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|Committee4 = Human Services

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|Committee5 = Public Health

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|Chair5 = Vice-chair

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===2011-2012===

===2011-2012===

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In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hunter has been appointed to these committees:

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In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hunter served on these committees:

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* [[Appropriations Committee, Illinois State Senate]]

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{{Committee Assignments

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* [[Committee of the Whole, Illinois Senate]]

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* [[Environment Committee, Illinois State Senate]]

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|year = 2011

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* [[Human Services Committee, Illinois State Senate]], Chair

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* [[Public Health Committee, Illinois State Senate]], Vice Chair

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* [[Redistricting Committee, Illinois State Senate]]

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|Committee1 = Appropriations I

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|Chair4 = Chair

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|Chair5 = Vice Chair

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|Committee2 = Committee of the Whole

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|Committee3 = Environment

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|Committee4 = Human Services

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|Committee5 = Public Health

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|Committee6 = Redistricting

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|Committee7 =

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===2009-2010===

===2009-2010===

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hunter served on these committees:

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hunter served on these committees:

Hunter won re-election in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2012|Illinois State Senate]] District 3. She was unopposed in the Democratic Primary on March 20, 2012<ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/InfoForCandidates.aspx ''Illinois State Board of Elections'' "Candidate List," December 5, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GPOfficialVote.pdf ''Illinois State Board of Elections,'' "Official 2012 Primary Results"]</ref> and was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GEOfficialVote.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed December 31, 2012]</ref>

The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its '''Legislative Vote Card''', grading all members in both chambers of the [[Illinois General Assembly]] on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."<ref>[https://illinoisopportunity.org/the-project/ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013]</ref><ref name="IOP">[http://illinoisopportunity.org/votecard/ Illinois Opportunity Project, Legislative Vote Card home page, accessed February 21, 2013]</ref>

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====2012====

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Hunter received a score of 0.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of F according to the IOP’s grading scale. Her score was tied for the lowest among all 59 members of the [[Illinois State Senate]] included in the Vote Card.<ref name="IOP"/>

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==Recent news==

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Hunter earned her Bachelor's degree from Monmouth University and her Master's degree from Jackson State University. Her professional experience includes owning a small business and working as the Director of the Chicago Housing Authority.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hunter served on the following committees:

Elections

2012

Hunter won re-election in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 3. She was unopposed in the Democratic Primary on March 20, 2012[1][2] and was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Hunter is available dating back to 2004. Based on available campaign finance records, Hunter raised a total of $678,667 during that time period. This information was last updated on July 12, 2013.[5]

Scorecards

Illinois Opportunity Project

The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."[6][7]

2012

Hunter received a score of 0.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of F according to the IOP’s grading scale. Her score was tied for the lowest among all 59 members of the Illinois State Senate included in the Vote Card.[7]

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Mattie + Hunter + Illinois + Senate

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.